At the same time, influential people in Russia are not yet ready to fight the ruling regime, GUR said.
Russian elites understand that the Russian Federation will not be able to win its war against Ukraine, but still hope for a “draw”. Andrey Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, told air Ukraine 24.
According to him, the Russian elite does not count on winning the war against Ukraine for a long time.
“No one hopes for success there for a long time, except, perhaps, for some very sick people. There is an understanding of fatal despair. At best, they hope for some kind of stalemate, or a plank, when they manage to preserve their own interests. But what is a strategic defeat for the military-political leadership of Russia, the business elite – it has long been clear,” said Yusov.
At the same time, the GUR representative said that influential people in Russia are not yet ready to fight the ruling regime.
“There is understanding, but there is no willingness to fight. The highest so far is above all the willingness to try to protect personal interests in exchange for some information or some kind of contact. decisive action,” he said.
Earlier, the British Ministry of Defense reported that in Russia there will be more layoffs of top military leaders in 2023, as the Russian army will not be able to achieve the Kremlin’s goals in the Donbas.
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